With the way its growing, it may soon return to the height of the popularity of the 90s. I think the young generation prefers basketball to football so the NBA may one day, in the next 10 years, get close to the NFL if it continues to grow, or in the least be the clear cut #2

It'll take a while to surpass Baseball for #2. At least until the old blue hairs start dying off. lol

Although i think the NBA finals were right there in viewership last year with the World Series. Both were around 25Mil